Kotn

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Kotn, Inc.
IndustryRetail
Founded2015 (2015)
Founders
  • Benjamin Sehl
  • Mackenzie Yeates
  • Rami Helali
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario Canada
Area served
Canada and United States
ProductsWomen's and Men's: Clothing, accessories
Website kotn.com

Kotn is a Canadian clothing retailer that sells both online and in their own retail stores in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. [1] During her time working at the luxury department store Holt Renfrew, Mackenzie Yeates noticed the lack of ethical options available to the wider market. [2] The business is based on the idea of providing middle market sustainable clothing. [3] The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. [4]

Awards

In 2018, founders Benjamin Sehl, Mackenzie Yeates, and Rami Helali were included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in the category "Retail & Ecommerce." [5]

In 2019, Kotn won the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards Sustainability Award [6] for the organization's work building schools for its farmers' children in Egypt. [7]

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